Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tardo

‖Tar″do (?), a.(Mus.) Slow; — a direction to perform a passage slowly.

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Tardo (2)

‖Tar″do, n. [Sp., slow, L. tardus.] (Zoöl.) A sloth.

543

Tardy

Tar″dy (?), a. [Compar.Tardier (?); superl.Tardiest.] [F. tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.] 1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.And chec...

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Tardy (2)

Tar″dy, v. t. To make tardy. Shak.

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Tare

Tare (?), obs.imp. of Tear. Tore.

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Tare (2)

Tare, n. [Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch the wild vetch.] 1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; — alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temul...

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Tare (3)

Tare, n. [F. tare; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tara; all fr. Ar. tarah thrown away, removed, fr. taraha to reject, remove.] (Com.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by...

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Tare (4)

Tare, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Taring.] To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).

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Tared

Tared (?), a.(Chem.) Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates.

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Tarente

Ta‐ren″te (?), n. [Cf. F. tarente.] (Zoöl.) A harmless lizard of the Gecko family (Platydactylus Mauritianicus) found in Southern Europe and adjacent countries, especially among...

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Tarentism

Tar″ent‐ism (?), n. See Tarantism.

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Tarentula

Ta‐ren″tu‐la (?), n. See Tarantula.

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Targe

Targe (?), n. [F. Cf. Target.] A shield or target. “A buckler on a targe.” Chaucer.

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Target

Tar″get (?), n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.] 1. A kind ...

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Target (2)

Tar″get (?), n. 1. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter.

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Targeted

Tar″get‐ed (?), a. Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.

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Targeteer

Tar′get‐eer″ (?), n. One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written also targetier.]

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Targum

Tar″gum (?), n.; pl.Targums (#). Heb. Targumim (#). [Chald. targūm interpretation, fr. targēm to interpret. Cf. Truchman, and Dragoman.] A translation or paraphrase of some port...

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Targumist

Tar″gum‐ist, n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.

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Tariff

Tar″iff (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rīf information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, ...

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Tariff (2)

Tar″iff, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as goods.

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Tariff (3)

Tar″iff (?), n. A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue (called a revenue tariff, or tariff for revenue, or for the artificial foste...

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Tarin

Tar″in (?), n.(Zoöl.) The siskin.

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Taring

Tar″ing (?), n.(Zoöl.)The common tern; — called also tarret, and tarrock.

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Tarlatan

Tar″la‐tan (?), n. A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.

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Tarn

Tarn (?), n. [OE. terne, Icel. tjörn.] A mountain lake or pool.A lofty precipice in front,A silent tarn below. Wordsworth.

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Tarnish

Tar″nish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tarnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tarnishing.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyr...